MisOr guv: Companies keen on leasing Capitol lot

MisOr guv: Companies keen on leasing Capitol lot

FOUR companies have expressed interest in leasing and developing a portion of the Misamis Oriental Capitol compound that is currently occupied by the provincial jail and engineer's office.

In exchange for the use of the one-hectare property, Misamis Oriental Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano said the successful bidder will be asked to replicate the Misamis Oriental Provincial Jail (MOPJ) and the Provincial Engineer’s office in Initao and Alubijid towns, respectively.

Emano said the projects will be undertaken through the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme.

“If ever muabot ang PPP ordinance, ang among counter proposal sa ilang (the PPP ordinance gets approved, our counter proposal to their) unsolicited proposal is they can use our area, pero they will build us pud ug (but they will also build us a) provincial jail. If they want to use the Capitol, they have to make us a new Capitol also,” Emano said.

According to the “PPP Manual for LGUs (local government units),” PPP is a contractual agreement between the government and a private firm targeted towards financing, designing, implementing and operating infrastructure facilities and services that were traditionally provided by the public sector.

Emano declined to identify on Monday, March 20, the interested parties since the province has yet to approve its PPP ordinance.

“These are big companies that you know already. They are very interested in the Provincial Capitol,” Emano said.

He clarified that Capitol is not selling the property.

Earlier, he said the affected structures would be relocated by midyear. The new jail, which currently occupies only half a hectare, would be constructed on a four-hectare property in Initao.

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